Big Islander Bakken brings honor to IslesHawai'i is honored to have Earl Bakken living and working here. The co-inventor of the pacemaker and founder of the respected medical technology firm Medtronics has been named a co-winner of the prestigious $500,000 Russ Prize in engineering.

After Ashcroft: back to bipartisan SenateIt now remains to be seen how Attorney General John Ashcroft delivers on his somewhat puzzling promise to suppress his deep convictions in the vigorous pursuit of laws he considers to be immoral. That will be interesting.